The Welch Life: 4 Months Old

I can't believe Emerson is already 4 months old today! He's growing up so fast and these months have just been flying by. He's getting so big and learning so much and has changed like crazy! Emerson is getting so close to sitting up on his own. He is very determined to do that on his own and tries so hard. He's now at the point where he can just hold onto mine or Jordan's fingers and keep himself up on his own. He's also trying to stand now. When we used to hold him up, he would just stand on his tip toes or curl his feet but when we were at home for Christmas, he started to stand flat footed! His legs are so strong and he absolutely loves standing. Whenever we stand him up, he gets a big smile on his face. He loves being up and seeing everything around him rather than just staring up at the ceiling all day.

Emerson is also now taking all of his naps in his crib. He used to only take naps in his swing but ever since we went home for Christmas and didn't have the swing, he's started taking naps just when he's in his bed. I think the main reason as to why he doesn't sleep in his swing really anymore is because he's out in the living room with Jordan and I and gets too distracted by everything or just wants our attention. When he's in his bed, he knows that Jordan and I aren't around so it's easier for him to fall asleep. He's still sleeping through the night as well. He's still on a pretty set schedule. Goes to bed at 10:00 every night and usually wakes up around 8:00. He usually sleeps about 9 hours but sometimes we get 12 hours out of him! He's such a good sleeper. It's really nice that he goes to bed at a set time every night because then I'm able to get some time to myself to just relax and wind down for the night.

Emerson is still eating about 6 oz. at every feeding and eats about every 2-3 hours. He's chunking up a lot. Jordan and I weighed him today and he's now 15 pounds! Almost 10 pounds more than his birth weight! He's got the funniest little beer belly going on and a great double chin. Love his little chunks and rolls. So cute :)

He is turning into quite the little talker as well. He makes a lot of little coos and squeals. He just started picking up on squeaking these last couple days and is constantly squeaking now. It's cute but sometimes it does drive me nuts but it's ok because he's learning and I love that! He's becoming a lot more attentive to the things around him and is even starting to respond a little bit when me and Jordan call him by his name. Not sure if he recognizes that that's his name or if he just turns his head toward us because he hears us talking. Either way, he's great at finding where Jordan and I are.

Emerson is starting to really love his toys now which is great because he can start to entertain himself a little bit more. His favorite toy right now is this little toy elephant that he got from my baby shower. He absolutely loves the thing! He loves his play gym also. He loves pulling on the rings and ripping them down and putting them in his mouth. For Christmas he got a lot of toys and books and was pretty interested in all of them. I'm excited for him to be able to sit up on his own so that he can actually play with his toys he got for Christmas. He's at that point now where he wants to play but he doesn't quite know how to yet so he gets bored but hopefully he'll have it figured out soon.

He is also at the point now where he wants to put EVERYTHING in his mouth. As soon as we hand him a toy, he puts it right in his mouth. His hands are always in his mouth and creates the biggest amount of drool haha. I have to keep a bib on him a lot these days because of all the drool.

He still loves the bath and is starting to love it even more now that he has figured out how to splash. We've had to start filling the tub a little bit more now because he's getting so big and with the increase in water in the bath, there's an increase in water outside the bath because of all the splashing he does. I'm pretty sure he knows exactly what he's doing because he gets pretty excited about it and starts smiling and laughing.

Emerson is still in 0-3 month clothes but the 0-3 month pajamas are starting to get a little bit small on him while the onesies still fit him just fine. He moved up from 1 month diapers to 2 months diapers just yesterday! He's getting so big and growing so much!

All in all, Emerson is doing great and has learned so much in the last month. I'm excited to see what this next month has in store because he is getting so close to doing so many things like rolling over and sitting up. Hopefully by next month I'll have a lot more to share :)